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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 

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    WHEREAS, The institution of marriage is one of the 
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cornerstones upon
which our society is built, and a marriage 
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that has achieved a notable
longevity is truly a model for the 
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people of the State of Illinois; and

 

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    WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Mr. and Mrs. 
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Tony Musso will celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of their

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marriage; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Tony and Lee were friends growing up in the 
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neighborhood of 79th and Carpenter; Tony attended DeLaSalle and 
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Calumet High Schools, and Lee attended Calumet High School, 
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where they were high school sweethearts;  and

 

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    WHEREAS, They were united in
holy matrimony on June 15, 
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1946, at St. Leo Church after Tony returned from World War II, 
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where he served in the South Pacific; for years, Mr. Musso 
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worked as a barber at 80th and Halsted; Mrs. Musso operated a 
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popcorn stand across from the Capitol Theatre at 80th and 
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Halsted; she also worked in the family business, Vito's Tavern 
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at 79th and Carpenter; Vito's Tavern has become Vito and Nick's 
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Pizzeria and Lounge, located at 84th and Pulaski, where Mrs. 
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Musso still works and customers always ask to sit at her 
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tables; and

 

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    WHEREAS, They are the loving parents of Frank Vito Musso, 
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who they adopted in 1958 from Marsala, Italy; he was born on 
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March 3, 1958; he married Joan Hynes on May 3, 1980; Lee and 
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Tony are also the
proud grandparents of Christine M. Knowles 
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(married to Cory Knowles), Anthony F. Musso, Colleen M. Musso, 
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Frank V. Musso, and Vincent M. Musso; and

 

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    WHEREAS, The respect for marriage reaches one of its 
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highest plateaus
when a couple such as Tony and Lee celebrate 
 


 






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their diamond
wedding anniversary; and

 

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    WHEREAS, Tony and Lee stand as examples of the best of our

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society, and their love and devotion to each other and to their 
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family and
friends serve as a reminder to all that hard work, 
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dedication, and love can
make a difference in today's world; 
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therefore, be it

 

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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE
STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
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we congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Herman Musso on the

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occasion of their sixtieth wedding anniversary, and we commend 
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them for
achieving a long and happy marriage, blessed with

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family and rich in friendships; and be it further

 

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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

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presented to them as an expression of our respect and esteem 
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and with our wishes for
happiness and good health in the 
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future.